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Madison County panel approves rezoning to allow new double‑wide modular in Kearny Park
Summary
A Madison County panel approved a rezoning request to allow a homeowner to replace a single‑wide mobile home with a new double‑wide modular on an industrial parcel in the Kearny Park area despite neighbor concerns about property values; final approval goes to the Board of Supervisors (staff corrected the hearing date to Aug. 3).
A Madison County panel voted to approve a rezoning request that will allow a homeowner to replace an existing single‑wide mobile home with a new double‑wide modular on a parcel in the Kearny Park area.
Planning staff told the panel that Scott and Melissa Ries filed the application and that the property lies in an I‑2 (industrial) zone where many lots are nonconforming. Staff said, “Mister Ries, and his wife Melissa came to me, and they are wanting to place a mobile home on this property,” and noted a map showed multiple existing structures in the I‑2 area.
Neighbors raised concerns about the effect on home values. Robert White, a Harry Road resident of 18 years, told the panel he has watched mobile homes arrive in the neighborhood and said, “they take the property of your home value down.” He also said some units are placed to be rented rather than owner‑occupied.
The applicant, introduced in the hearing as Mr. Brown, described his plan to replace the older single‑wide with a new double‑wide modular that he said would be his ‘‘forever home.’’ Brown said the new unit is set on a concrete pad that is already built and described its anchoring and wind‑rating features: “This is not a cheap mobile home…we just spent $256,000,” he said, adding the unit will be permanently anchored with multiple tie‑downs and meet wind‑zone requirements.
Staff and board members confirmed technical details: the applicant said the pad is built and tie‑downs would be installed; an attendee provided a measured separation of about 153 feet between the applicant’s lot and White’s property. Staff initially told the panel the application would go to the Board of Supervisors on July 20 but later said, after calculating required notice days, the hearing would be placed on the Aug. 3 agenda; staff said permits could be issued after final Board approval.
A board member moved to approve the rezoning request; the motion was seconded and the chair announced the ayes carried, approving the rezoning to advance to the Board of Supervisors for final action. The panel closed the public hearing and scheduled the next procedural dates.
The Board of Supervisors will consider the rezoning at its upcoming hearing; staff recalculated the timeline and indicated the item is likely to appear on the Aug. 3 agenda (the earlier July 20 date was corrected).
